The present invention relates to an antigen-binding protein, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, comprising (i) a heavy chain variable domain comprising a VHCDR1 having the amino acid sequence GYSITSGYSWH; a VHCDR2 having the amino acid sequence YIHYSGSTKYNPSLKS and a VHCDR3 having the amino acid sequence GSNYGFDY; and (ii) a light chain variable domain comprising a VLCDR1 having the amino acid sequence KSSQSLLYSNDQKNYLA, a VLCDR2 having the amino acid sequence WASIRES, and a VLCDR3 having the amino acid sequence QQYYIYPLT. The present invention also relates to an antigen-binding protein, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, comprising (i) a heavy chain variable domain comprising a VHCDR1 having the amino acid sequence VYSITSGYSWH; a VHCDR2 having the amino acid sequence YIHYSGSTKYNPSLKS, and a VHCDR3 having the amino acid sequence GTDNAVDY; and (ii) a light chain variable domain comprising a VLCDR1 having the amino acid sequence KSSQSLLYSSNQKNYLA, a VLCDR2 having the amino acid sequence WAS SRES, and a VLCDR3 having the amino acid sequence QQYYIYPLT. Compositions comprising the antigen-binding protein, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, methods of use of the antigen-binding protein, or antigen-binding fragment thereof and kits comprising the antigen-binding protein, or antigen-binding fragment thereof are also provided.

Provided herein are tumor-antigen VCX/Y specific peptides and engineered VCX/Y specific T cell receptors. Also provided herein are methods of generating VCX/Y-specific immune cells and their use for the treatment of cancer. In addition, the VCX/Y-specific peptides may be used as a vaccine.

The present invention relates to chimeric antigen receptor cells targeting ROBO1, in particular, enhanced CAR-T cells and CAR-NK cells targeting ROBO1, and preparation and application thereof. The cells can stably expressing CAR elements, while secreting extracellular domain molecules expressing PD-1 protein or mutants thereof, and thus may block PD-11PD-L1 molecular interaction. It has been found through animal experiments that the cells have very good anti-tumor effects, and the above-mentioned cells can significantly reduce tumor recurrence and improve the survival rate compared with the conventional ROBO1-targeted CAR modified cells.

The disclosure relates to the development and use of CD4− CD8− double negative T (DNT) cells genetically modified to bind to one or more target antigens to enhance DNT cell anti-cancer activity such as with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). Genetically modified DNT cells can be generated ex vivo and expanded from allogeneic healthy donor cells and used as off-the-shelf therapy to overcome allogeneic graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) and/or host-versus-graft rejection in the treatment of cancer.

The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD123. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD123, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant cells comprising the CD123 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD123 binding domain.

The present invention relates to a chimeric molecule useful in adoptive cell therapy (ACT), and cells comprising the same. The chimeric molecule can act as a modulator of cellular activity enhancing responses when an endogenous T-cell receptor (TCR) is engaged with its cognate antigen. The present invention also provides proteins, nucleic acids encoding the chimeric molecule and therapeutic uses thereof.

A trifunctional molecule comprising a target-specific ligand, a ligand that binds a protein associated with the TCR complex and a T cell receptor signaling domain polypeptide is provided. Engineering T cells with this novel receptor engenders anti -gen specific activation of numerous T cell functions, including cytokine production, degranulation and cytolysis.

The present invention discloses cell lines and recombinant growth factor receptors useful in adoptive cell therapy (ACT), wherein the recombinant growth factor receptor can act as a molecular switch enabling cells expressing the rGFR protein to be expanded in-vitro or in-vivo. Thus the invention provides a T or NK cell, comprising a recombinant growth factor receptor (rGFR) comprising: (i) an extracellular (EC) domain; (ii) a thrombopoietin receptor transmembrane (TM) domain; and (iii) a growth factor receptor intracellular (IC) domain.

In some embodiments, marrow-infiltrating lymphocytes (“MILs”) comprising a chimeric antigen receptor (“CAR”) are provided. In some aspects, the embodiments relate to a MIL obtained from bone marrow comprising a chimeric antigen receptor. In some aspects, the embodiments relate to a method for treating a condition in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a MIL comprising a CAR.

The present disclosure provides synthetic modular polypeptide libraries and nucleic acids encoding such synthetic modular polypeptide libraries. Also provided are methods of making synthetic modular polypeptide libraries and nucleic acids encoding synthetic modular polypeptide libraries. Methods of screening a synthetic modular polypeptide library to identify a selected phenotype associated with a member of a synthetic modular polypeptide library are also provided where such methods fmd use in both in vitro and in vivo assays.